Complete Set of Q Society Room Studies
Four DVD's and Accompanying Guides
The Complete Set includes one DVD and one Participant's Guide for each of the four Q Society Room Studies:
Engaging Post-Christian Culture
Where You Live Matters
The Whole Gospel
The Spirituality of Science
* Guide for Study Participants
** 1 DVD + 5 Guides
Engaging Post-Christian Culture
Our Mission in a New Context
In Engaging Post-Christian Culture: Our Mission in a New Context, groups will explore the postmodern, post-Christian and post-American world, where the church no longer exists at the center of society.
There was a time when most people grew up attending church, Christians held influence in the public square and America was still thought of as a “Christian nation.” This is not so anymore. We live in a post-Christian context. And while Christians could bemoan this reality, it’s not all bad news. The end of the Christian America dream is the beginning of a new opportunity.
In this Q Society Room experience, groups will be challenged to explore the dynamics of a post-Christian society and re-imagine the opportunities that exist for our mission in a new context.
Featuring:
Os Guinness: Third Mission to the West (Q Talk)
Jon Tyson: Renewing Cities Through Missional Tribes (Q Short)
Alan Hirsch: Post-Christendom Mission (Q Talk)
Andy Crouch: Why We Can’t Change the World (Q Talk)
* Guide for Study Participants
** 1 DVD + 5 Guides
Where You Live Matters
Developing a Vision for Your City
In Where You Live Matters: Developing a Vision for Your City, groups will be challenged by a fundamental lifestyle question: Should where you live dramatically shape the way you practice your faith?
It’s not just about what you can afford, the square footage you need or the size of the garage. Maybe it goes much deeper than that. Is it possible that God has a bigger vision for our apartments, houses and neighborhoods than we do? What about the places we shop, the neighbors we encounter, the cities we call home?
In this Q Society Room study, groups will discuss God’s heart for the world He created and how local places—the cities and neighborhoods in which we live—are central to that. Participants will be exposed to what the Bible has to say about cities; they’ll be encouraged to embrace a theology of place and discuss recent trends regarding urban and suburban development— making sense of their connection to the Christian faith. Get ready to think differently about where you live. God has a vision for your city.
Featuring:
Timothy Keller: Grace of the City (Q Talk)
Mel McGowan: From the Garden to the City (Q Short)
Joel Kotkin: The Future of the Suburbs (Q Talk)
Timothy Keller: Grace in and For the City (Q Talk)
* Guide for Study Participants
** 1 DVD + 5 Guides
The Whole Gospel
Revisiting our Grand Message to the World
In The Whole Gospel: Revisiting Our Message to the World, groups will be challenged to gain a more holistic understanding of the gospel that reshapes our lives and our message to a broken world.
The Bible is a story. Not like a children’s fairytale or a sci-fi fantasy. But a grand story that tells us about God and his work in the world. So the Bible is also our story. But the way we share our story with others reveals the kind of gospel message we believe in. Many Christians have come to believe in a gospel that is only concerned with getting individuals to heaven, but could there be more?
In this Q Society Room experience, your group will be challenged to revisit the story of the Bible. You’ll explore the richness of its themes and see how it shapes every aspect of our lives—from what we believe to how we live, how we interact with culture and how we share this essential “good news” with others.
Featuring:
Tim Keel: The Gospel Revisited (Q Talk)
Ron Martoia: Spiritual Conversations (Q Short)
Charles Colson: Cultural Commission (Q Talk)
Jamie Tworkowski: To Write Love on Her Arms (Q Talk)
* Guide for Study Participants
** 1 DVD + 5 Guides
The Spirituality of Science
How Science Strengthens Faith in God
In The Spirituality of Science: How Science Strengthens Faith in God, groups will explore the beleaguered relationship between science and faith. They’ll learn how all Christians should be mindful and informed, rather than skeptical or even fearful, of science.
If you believe the “new atheists”—Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens and the like—science has proven that the idea of God is simply a delusion. Many Christians have responded to this movement by suggesting that science itself is somehow anti-faith and the century-old creation debate only underscores the divide. If what we believe about the world is reduced to the idea of “observable data,” doesn’t that threaten the foundation of Christianity?
In this Q Society Room study groups are challenged to think differently. Through exposure to several scientists, who also happen to be Christians, they will gain a new perspective on how science and faith can and should inform one another.
Featuring:
Francis Collins: The Language of God (Q Talk)
Alister McGrath: Science and Faith at Odds (Q Short)
Catherine Crouch: What Every Christian Could Learn from a Scientist (Q Talk)
Louie Giglio: Indescribable Wonder (Q Talk)
** 1 DVD + 5 Books
Unchristian
Change the Perception
Ground-breaking research presented in the best-selling book, UnChristian, reveals that 16-29 year olds perceive Christianity to be anti-homosexual, judgmental, hypocritical, too political, sheltered and proselytizing.
This study summarizes their perceptions and moves the conversation forward by providing key insight into how Christians can change these perceptions when we become more like Jesus.
Perceptions are reality and this study will move participants to not only be more aware, but to actively engage with their community.
Featuring:
David Kinnaman: The Outside View (Q Talk)
Gabe Lyons: UnChristian: Change the Perception (Q Short)
Rick McKinley & Shane Claiborne: Change the Perception (Q Talk)